The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
The Secret Societies.

Keystone Chapter. No. 6, r. A. NJ. confer the de-
grees on Tuesday evening.
Mystic Tie Lodge No. 39S, F. and A. NJ, will work
the first degree tomorrow evening
The annual election for officers of Adoniram Grand
Lodge of Perfection A. and A. S. R.. will be held
Wednesday evening.
oDD-FELLows.
Phooxenian Lodge conferred the first and second
degrees Wednesday night.
The second degree was conferred by Meridian
Lodge on Wednesday evening.
Grand Master Grant has granted a dispensation for
a new lodge to be located at Anoka, Cass county.
The Patriarcha degree will be conferred the
meeting of the Metropolitan Encampment tomorrow
evening.
The individual members of Muncie Lodge and the
daughters of Rebekah have given 81 500 to the Col
fax monument fund.
Seven candidates were initiated in Daeville Lodge
last Saturday night. Quite delegation from Munce
Lodge were in attendance.
The grand master instituted lodge at Buell. City,
Sullivan county, last Thursday and has gone to New
Amsterdam, Harrison county to institute another.
The supplies for cantons have been received at de-
partment headquarters, and are now ready for dis
tributiou. Every canton should at once apply for an
outfit.
Albert McLane, P. G.. of Capital. who has been
Spending the winter with friends in Pennsylvania and
health.
The recent visit of tho grand master to Capital
Lodge of this city, was much appreciated by the
members not only of the lodge visited but of the
other lodges.
General Pfaffin will muster Canton Rushville
March l. The members have procured the regulation
uniform. There will be a number of chevaliers from
Cincinnati present.
Nicholson Encampment will be Reconstructed the
evening of the 23d inst, at Columbia City. Grand
Patriarch Cooper has appointed the grand instructor
special deputy to direct the work.
The degree staff of Metropolitan Encampment is to
be reorganized with j. w. McQuiddy degree master
and o. s. Miller assistant New features will be in
troduced and the work much improved.
Tafo tail linda IF hoe cd
degree staff and ordered degree outfit The grand
instructor viii visit them early i'll March and instruct
them IN the floor movements of the degrees.
At a recent meeting of Philoxenian Lodge the de.
gree staff of Indianapolis Lodge occupied the chairs
| and conferred the first degree The work excel
| lentiy done and was much admired by all present
| as much work as they well do. delegation from
the camp are expected at the meeting Of metropolitan
Encampment on to morrow night. They come to get
| points in the Pariarchal degree.
Fidelity Lodge, D. of r. has divided itself into three
sections for the purpose of giving entertainments
The first three win be given for the benefit of the Col
fax monument fund. The first of the series will be
given by section No. 1, March Ia the hall of the
| lodge on Virginia avenue.
| The grand instructor went to Lafayette Thurs
day and instructed the degree staff of Cofax Lodge
d. of R.. in the most improved form of the beautfed
| work. morning and afternoon session was held
and at night the ladies conferred the degree upon
number of candidates in very credtable manner.
| At th>last meeting of Olive Branch Lodge D. of
r. four caSdidates were initiated. There over
200 persons nSesent. The work excelled any former
| efforts of the deSSee staff The new movement in
troduced the close of the work executed with
out fault, and to the evident delgt of the large
| audience present. To the excellent music of Mrs
Thompson much of the proficiency of the staff is DUE
| A double quartet of singers will soon be organized a
feature that will add much to the interest in tho
meetings.
Throughout the State there is much interest mani.
tested in the unwilling of the Colax monument in
this city in May and the committee having the matter
in charge report that he artist has nearly completed
wi he in MA
this week and be sent to the foundry where it will be
transferred into bronze. The pedestal will be dey-
giving permission to erect it in University square has
| passed the Senate, and will be concurred in by the
| being ready in May and the committee will at once
| ask each lodge, camp and canton in the city to
appoint committee to act in conjunction with the
committee of the Grand Lodge in perfecting the
| arrangements for handling the vast multitude that
will to the city to do honor to the memory of
| the author of the Degree of Rebekah
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs
| Kcerner Lodge No g. conferred the second rank
upon two candidates on Monday night
| Indianapolis Lodge No. So conferred the amplified
third rank upon six candidates Thursday night.
Maior-general and Mrs. Carnahan started yesterday
ON their Southern trip. They will be absent about
| two weeks.
Grand Chancellor Charles E. Shveley was in the
city Tuesday. He is still suffering from the effects
of rheumatism.
Olive Branch Lodge No. 2, conferre the first rank
upon oIe tnru upon TWO Candidates
on last Saturday night
Connersville Lodge, No. IL. Of Connersve con
ferred the third rank upon five candidates Friday
night, after which grand feast was enjoyed.
lola Lodge, No. 53, of Richmond conferred tn,
three ranks. by special dispensation. upon John E.
Owens, leading man of Jane Coombss Dramatic Com
pany, Thursday evening
Yesterday was the twenty third anniversary of tn;
| order of Knights of Pythias the first lodge havn,
been formed in the city of Washington. d. c., Feb
| 10, 1864 by j. II. Rathbone.
Excelsior Lodge. No. o. conferred the amplilie
third rank upon candidate, Friday night in
very interesting There will be work in the
! emplifea first rank next Friday night.
Gosport Lodge No. 16O, X. of p was organizes
on the night of Dec. 20. 1886 and is doing goo,
l A q flo-i nef ,ia.